Mayday Monday: What’s Behind That Door?
Tony Carroll examines the death of Cincinnati Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon and offers a skill/drill in his memory.
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Mayday Monday: Commercial Building Fires
Tony Carroll reflects on the deaths of two Porterville (CA) firefighters in 2020 and the issues associated with fighting fires in commercial buildings.
Mayday Monday: Remembering Black Sunday
Tony Carroll reviews some lessons from "Black Sunday" for the FDNY and speaks with Firefighter Brendan Cawley.
Mayday Monday: Joey Baxa
Tony Carroll invites guest Joey Baxa from Buckhannon, West Virginia, to discuss his close call and lessons learned about air and TIC use.
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Mayday Monday: Packaging the Down Firefighter
Tony Carroll looks at the circumstances behind the death of Frederick County Battalion Chief Josh Laird and offers a related drill.
Mayday Monday: Thermal Imaging Cameras
Tony Carroll examines some learning points from a 2006 Baltimore firefighter line-of-duty death and a 2021 West Virginia Mayday.
Mayday Monday: Are You Radio Ready?
Tony Carroll offers some thoughts on radio use and the Mayday and reflects on the line-of-duty death of Howard County (MD) Lieutenant Nate Flynn.
Mayday Monday: You’ve Rescued the Firefighter…Now What?
Tony Carroll speaks with guest David Mellen about the medical aspects of response to a firefighter Mayday.
Mayday Monday: Managing Your Air
How long can you make your air last? Tony Carroll offers a drill in honor of fallen Pineville-Morrow (NC) Firefighter Richard Sheltra.
Mayday Monday: Large-Volume Fires and the 2½-inch Line
This firefighter training drill draws on some lessons learned from the line-of-duty death of Phoenix (AZ) Firefighter Bret Tarver.
Mayday Monday: Finding Your Way Out
Imagine being lost in a smoky, all-white room with limited air. Tony Carroll looks at Lubbock (TX) Fire Captain Phillip Grandon's 2018 near miss.
Mayday Monday: Newport News (VA) Close Call
Tony Carroll speaks to firefighters about a close call during a Newport News (VA) fire at a group home in 2020.